Meaning of "Meritocracy"
A perspective (or approach) that holds that society or organizations should be run by using individual ability and performance as the key criteria for compensation, opportunities, and treatment
"Although our organization claims to be merit-based, it has been suggested that actual promotion criteria are influenced not only by performance but also by personal connections."
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